Watchcase filler ring



Oct. 2, 1923. 1,469,735

A. L. STEARNS ET AL WATCHGASE FILLER RING Filed July '7 IN VENTOR A TTORNE Y8 Patented Oct. 2, 1923.

-T D s'rn'rss PATENT 1,469,735 OFFICE.

ALBERT L. smears, ornaw YORK, AND ADOLPH w. HOFMANN, or BROOKLYN, NEW roux, Assmnous To not wnrcn CASE 00., or NEW YORK, N. y., A CORPORATION or NEW Yonx.

Application filed m 7,

To all whom it may comm Be it known that we, ALBERT L. STEARNS and AnoLrK W. HorMANN, both citizens of the United States, and residents, respective- 1y, of the city of New York,' borough of Manhattan, inthe county and State of New York and the city of New York, borough of porting the 11d 13. said frame having a bot- Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and'Improved Watchc ase Filler Rin of which the following is a full, clear, an exact descrip tion. r

This invention relates to watches and articularly to an improvedwatch case an fililer ring constructed to produce a pleasing appearance. and at the same time utilize a small watch movement in a large case. I

The object of the invention is to rovide an improved construction of watc case wherein a thin case-may be provided with a small set of works and ance of large works in aar e case.

Another object in view is to provide a watch. case witha' filling ring permanently as fixed or removably positioned in the case to cover up the vacant s ace between the outer part. of the case and t 0 works.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a'watch case capable of usin small works for giving the appearance 0 large works with means for presenting a small dial or a large dial.

. In the accompanyingdrawing Figure 1 is a plan view of a'watch case disclosing the invention, suitable works being shownproperly mounted in the case.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the case open with the works moved to a position out of the bottom of the case. 7

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 but with the cover or lidropen.

Fi ure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectioml view through Figure 3 on line 44. Figure 5 is a perspective View of the fill- 5 in ring shown in Figures 1, 3 and 4.

igure 6 is a view similar to Figure 3 but showing a different arrangement of dial.

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing a modified construction.

o Fi re 8 is a perspective view of the watcfi shown in Figure 7 with the lid open and disclosing the way the filling ring is mounted.

' Referrin to the accompanying drawing iresent the appear,

WATCHCASE FILLER RING.

1922. Serial No. 573,276.

sired kind provided with a bottom section 12 and a lid 13. These two members, namely, the bottom 12 and lid 13 areof the usual construction and are hinged together in the usual manner. A member 14 which may be termed a frame is hinged to the bottom 12 at a proximately 90 from the hinge suptom section 15 and a top section 16,said top section being provided with suitable aperturesl? for receiving the pins 18 of the filler ring 19. This filler ring maybe gold or any suitable material and may be plain on the outer surface or may be provided with ornamentation 20 of a desirable kind. The

dial 23 will be substantially flush with the outer surface of ring 19. I

In constructing very thin watch cases, it is necessary either to provide an especially constructed set of works or to provide the frame 14 shown in Figure 2 and then use the works 22 which are small. Most of the works of watches are made comparatively thick when designed for a mans watch, while small watches are particularly adapted for ladies and are made not only small but thin.

In the present method of manufacturing watch movements or works. expensive gigs and other machinery are used and to change these gigs and other machinery would be very expensive and in most cases prohibitive. However, there is a demand for thin watches for men and in order to produce thin watches without changing this expensive machinery, the frame 14 and associated partsare provided whereby a small movement may be used in a large case and give the appearance of a large movement. As all small watches are thin, the object is attained by using the movement of a small watch where such movement may be used without disclosing the fact that it is a small movement. The movements or works 22 may be secured in the frame 14 in any suitable manner and by reason of the filling ring 19 and the ornamentation thereon a properly appearing watch will be presented as shown in Figure 1 which will be of a proper size for mens use and at the same time will be very thin.

l ring 19 could be secured rig' ion 16 though ordinarily it is made separate as shown in the drawm lorming or 5' advar ag it it readily chang p1, earance oi the watch at any time. r a purchaser should not like the ornamen tion on ring 19 as itappears in Figure l t 'ewellcr could remove the ring ring separate has a greatoiherwise rigidly secured il hen the lid is closed the as shown in Figure 7 but appears as shown in Figure l m this structure is desirable n l l that the ring 19' cannot renio in the case of the watch noun in l ignres '1 to 1 However. in this i i as well as in the form shown in i ign'es l G. a filling ring is pro- K 'ierm'it the use of a small "works at the same time give the :UiCO or a large set so as to comply to demands of the trade in respect to watches Yr'hat we claim is: l. A watch, comprising a large thin case, a frame arrange l in said case having an opening. a watch movement arranged in said 49 opening. said movement being much smaller in diame' er than the case, and covering means arranged on said frame around said movement and over the space between said movement and said ease.

permits a jeweller to .2. A watch case, comprising a bottom, a lid, a frame formed with an opening for receiving a watch movement, said opening be ing of appreciably less diameter than the bottom and an annular covering member arranged between the watch movement receiving opening of the frame and the case. A watch case, comprising a bottom, a lid, means for holding a small movement in said bottom, and a reniovable ornamental ring surrounding saidmovement, said ring having an opening appreciably smaller than the case for receiving said small movement.

4-. A watch case, comprising a bottom, a lid, means for holding the movement in said bottom, said means having an opening of ap neciahly less diameter than the bottom so as to support a movement of appreciably less diameter than the casing, and a covering ring for filling the space between the movement and the outer edge of the casing, said ring being removably mounted in the casing.

In a watch casing, a movementsupporting frame having apertures, and a covering and filling ring having pins extending into said apertures, said filling ring being removable.

6. In a watch casing. a movement supporting frame, said frame having an opening in the center appreciably smaller than the frame so as to receive small works, and n filling ring fitted over said frame with an opening corresponding with said works, said rin having adjacent said opening gruduzr tions indicating hours and fractions of hours and also numbers adjacent the graduations indicating hours from one to twelve whereby the handsof said works may readily indicate on the dial formed by said graduations the correct time.

ALBERT L. STEARNS. ADOLPH \V. HOFMANN. 

